Dunnes Stores recalls several cheeses and products containing cheese because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

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What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

1. If you have bought the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.

Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the products listed above.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Details from the notice

Dunnes Stores is recalling several of its cheeses and products containing cheese because of the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in them. The products have been manufactured by or contain ingredients from Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese in the Republic of Ireland and are sold in Northern Ireland by Dunnes Stores.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Dunnes Stores is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores in Northern Ireland that are selling the products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notices.

Where it was sold

• Dunnes Stores

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

• This was the 4th recall involving Dunnes Stores in the 12 months to 18 December 2024. All Dunnes Stores recalls
• Listeria has caused 73 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in dairy and cheese, followed by meat and poultry. All listeria recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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